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When the space shuttle returns to earth, its surfaces get
Chapter 17, Problem 1CQ(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Problem 1CQ
When the space shuttle returns to earth, its surfaces get very hot as it passes through the atmosphere at high speed. Has the space shuttle been heated? If so, what was the source of the heat? If not, why is it hot?
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QUESTION:
Problem 1CQ
When the space shuttle returns to earth, its surfaces get very hot as it passes through the atmosphere at high speed. Has the space shuttle been heated? If so, what was the source of the heat? If not, why is it hot?
ANSWER:
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We need to find out the how a space shuttle’s surfaces get very hot as it passes through the atmosphere at high speed.